The peak number of complaints about mobile internet outages in St.…

The peak number of complaints about mobile internet outages in St. Petersburg, according to the Downdetector service, occurred at 1 a.m. on August 4.

Consensus

Mobile internet outages occurred in Saint Petersburg and multiple other Russian regions on August 6.
The outages were linked to security measures to prevent terrorist threats.
Some services remained accessible via 'white lists', including 'Gosuslugi', 'VKontakte', Ozon, Wildberries, and RZD.
Voice calls and SMS continued to function during the outages.
Users reported issues accessing websites, marketplaces, and online services such as Ozon, Rostelecom, Avito, and RZD.

The number of complaints in Saint Petersburg exceeded 1,300 in one day, with a peak of hundreds of reports in the last hour according to DownDetector. — gazeta_spb
The peak of complaints in Saint Petersburg occurred at 1 a.m. on August 4, and by morning the number had decreased. — fontanka
President Vladimir Putin stated the issues were related to preventing terrorist threats, and Governor Alexander Drobzhenko added that measures could be taken due to other types of threats beyond drones. — gazeta_spb
Governor Drobzhenko announced the drone threat in the airspace of Leningrad Oblast around 4 a.m. and warned of possible reduced mobile internet speed. — fontanka
In July 2026, the share of sessions without restrictions in Saint Petersburg was 43.9%, and in Leningrad Oblast it was 58.9%. — gazeta_spb